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As part of the transition to a more sustainable future, improving air and water quality is fundamental. New regulations will come into force to reduce ammonia emissions and fertiliser use in the agricultural sector. We look at low-emission farming techniques which can help you become less reliant on inputs that are harmful to the environment.

AIR AND WATER

Irish farmers angered by change to slurry spreading rules

Farmers affiliated to the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) have picketed a meeting organised by agriculture minister Charlie McConalogue, in response to tougher rules on slurry spreading and delays to subsidy…

AIR AND WATER

What next for Natural England’s protected landscapes plans?

Farmers on the Land’s End peninsula, West Penwith, have managed the land without outside interference for millennia. But that is all about to change after the Defra body Natural England…

AIR AND WATER

Penwith Moors farmers sell up following SSSI designation

Farmers and landowners in West Penwith have started to dispose of their holdings following the designation of the area as a protected site. Natural England (NE) designated more than 3,000ha…

BUSINESS

NE statutory nutrient mitigation credits - the opportunities

Farmers can be both suppliers and buyers of Natural England’s (NE) statutory nutrient mitigation credits in the Tees catchment.  This is the first area in which NE is offering the…

ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES

How to deliver landscape-scale change through farm clusters

Farmer cluster groups are meeting local environmental priorities both on their own farms and beyond their boundaries. The term “cluster” was adopted, because it describes how members of these groups…

AIR AND WATER

Welsh environment body recruiting new pollution inspectors

Natural Resources Wales is recruiting a new team of inspectors to check that farmers are complying with the new pollution rules. The Control of Agricultural Pollution (Wales) Regulations came into…

ENVIRONMENT

Natural England accused of ignoring own rules on Penwith SSSI

Farmers in west Cornwall say Natural England’s decision to turn Penwith Moors into a heavily protected nature conservation area threatens their livelihoods. The government body confirmed 3,044ha in Cornwall as…

ENVIRONMENT

Anger after Natural England confirms Penwith Moors as SSSI

Farmers in west Cornwall fear for their future after Natural England (NE) confirmed plans to turn Penwith Moors into a heavily protected nature conservation area. The government body confirmed more…

FARM POLICY

Farming needs £4.4bn a year, say green lobby groups

Tougher environmental targets and higher costs to achieve them mean a substantial increase in Treasury funding for farm support is needed, according to a new report from green lobby groups.…

ENVIRONMENT

Hampshire farmers join forces to trade in natural capital

More than 30 farmers in the Rivers Test and Itchen catchments in Hampshire are to join neighbouring farmers in supporting the Environmental Farmers Group in the River Avon catchment, increasing…

ENVIRONMENT

£15m available to help farmers enhance the landscape

The second round of the Landscape Recovery scheme is now open for applications in England. It will provide funding for farmers and landowners to create new habitats for wildlife, help…

AIR AND WATER

Herefordshire farmer who damaged River Lugg has jail term cut

A Herefordshire farmer who was jailed for damaging the protected River Lugg has had his sentence cut by two months. John Price, a potato, cereals and beef farmer from Day…